Abuse Quote by Edward Kennedy

The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.

— Charles Boustany

Obama's openness is a welcome change from his predecessor, who went all the way to the Supreme Court to hide the RSVP list for…

— Ari Melber

Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in…

— Yoko Ono

The American people deserve transparency and accountability.

— Jake Auchincloss

“The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible—it is the heartbeat of democracy.…

— Madeleine K. Albright

Secrecy destroys accountability.

— Ralph Nader

Given the pervasive secrecy of the Bush-Cheney administration, and the sorry consequences of that disposition, President Barack Obama's early emphasis on openness in government…

— Noah Feldman

The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has sought to further extend…

— Noah Feldman

The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration and responsible agencies accountable. I call that a coverup.

— Bob Graham

The Bush administration opened several lines of attack against the rule of law and the integrity of an independent Justice Department. The scandals are…

— Ari Melber

Our government has become incompetent, unresponsive, corrupt. And that incompetence, ineptitude, lack of accountability is now dangerous.

— Carly Fiorina

The second term of the Bush administration and first five years of the Obama presidency have been devoted to codifying and institutionalizing the vast…

— Glenn Greenwald